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sensationalism|sɛnˈseɪʃənəlɪz(ə)m|
[f. sensational a. + -ism.]
1. Philos. The theory that sensation is the only source of knowledge.
1846J. D. Morell Hist. Philos. I. p. x, There are four expressions which occupy a very prominent place throughout the whole work, and those are—sensationalism, idealism, scepticism, and mysticism. Now of these four, the first, I believe, is a word entirely new, and, therefore, demands some apology for its introduction. 1867Lewes Hist. Philos. II. 228 Here is stated, in the broadest manner, the principle of sensationalism. 1877E. Caird Philos. Kant Introd. ii. 13 Sensationalism necessitates..a materialistic explanation of the Universe.
2. Addiction to what is sensational in literature or art.
1865Sat. Rev. 4 Feb. 145/2 That well of sensationalism pure and undefiled, the ‘London Journal’. 1886Frost Remin. Country Journalist 215 Without the vicious sensationalism which renders so objectionable a large portion of the cheap periodical literature of the day. |